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. 1,573,974 W. W. LASKER ACCUMULATOR RECIPROGATOR FOR TABULATING MACHINES Feb; 23 1926,

Original File March 28, 1917 4 Shee ts-S h eet 1.

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w. w. LASKER ACCUMULATOR RECIPROCATOR FOR TABULATING MACHINES Original Filed March 28. 1917 .4 Sheets-Sheet g ilitneazmr 5 111; flit,

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W. W. LASKER ACCUMULATOR RECIPROCATOR FOR TABULATING MACHINE original Filed'Mar ch 28, .1917 4 sheets-Sheet BEST AVAXLABLE COP Feb. 23 ,.1926.

4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Original ile March 1917 I Inventor.- v [William 11410 4 W B hififlii y f- U- NITED STATES wniLmm i-i :A COBPORATION OF DELAWARE.

oiligir ifa lianon m March 28,

' Bi" oklyn. iirthe county ofKings and State 6"of e\\-' York, ha re invented certain new and useful Iniproi'ements in i-h'enmulator Reciproeators for 'lahulatin; Machines, of-whieh it u the following is a speeltu'ation.

,Ilns inrentionf'relates to 'a printing tab 19 ulalto oft-behind adapted to be controlled byl n o'rated cards, and reiates more partieuliirly o niitter divided from any rpendiii p aieli'fi 191?,for printing tahnlators.-

'jlfheinrention herein descrihe'd relates "-u-larly to the mechanism tor reexpro- :eiltllJW-the arcinnnlator carriage, of said print-dig tahnlator and. therefore, only as mueh of theprinting tahulator is mentioned her , in as is necessary to show the relation between the matter of the. original applicahim; and the matter divided-out and elaiined l fi! i a. I Yhile hereni and in said application in]- n'ute details of one of many possible embodi- Y pent-is ofthe inventions are described. the

m ent ion is'not limited to these slu -e varichanges'may he made in the details of r truetinn and combination without (ivparting fronifthe spirit and swipe of the in ention as elaimed.

Une'objeet of the present invention is in iniprore. generally apparatus of this kind. -i\i'nrther ohjeel of tint-present improvement is to devise a printing" lahuhitur hat--- t intent is to eonstrnel a printing talmlator.

embodying; a l'tuVtl form of shift mechanism 'wherehy the aeeuniulating a1 11 printi ngi-leinents of the'nim hine are shifted from accumulating position to total taking positionand \ire \"ersa.

"Still further objectsand advantages of i the presentimprovement will be setforth in the following description and (ll'2l\\'lll 2 in which,

Fig. l is a. slde elevation of the printing BEST AVAILABLE COP lieation Serial- No. 1.331142. filed PATENT "OFFICE;

w. LASKER, OF BROOKLYN. NE YORK. ASSIGNOR, 'BY -M sNE AssIGN- mzsmrs, T0 POWERS ACCOUNTING MA HINE conpona'non, on NEW- YORK,

v, ACCUMULATOR ancxznocA'ron FOR TABU 'AT'ING .MACHINES.

1917, Serial No. 153,142. Divideaand this application filed April 3, 1918. Serial 'No. 226,498.

. and calculating machine constituting a part Lisnl-zn,

of the printing tabulator;

Fig. 2 is an interior side elevation partly in :eetion-o'f thetype setting aiid calculating elements and showing the parts thEI'BOfflftel the completion of-the printing operation.

Fig. :Z'is an enlarged perspective view'pf' shaft, and the actnxting. arms for the accumulating--mechanism.

the total taking 'Fig; 4.- is a fragmental vertical sectional .viewtaken' in a vertical through the total taking sha'f vFig. 5 is a vertical sectional view showtion to take a total. e

Fig. (i is a detail riew of one of the control-operating, cams. v D 4 The invention herein relates'to a printing tahulatur which is a'da ted to be actuated by ing the totaltalting shaftishifted'into posiperforatedcards. which in their passage through the machine operate elements for setting up type commensurate with the designations ion the card. and actuate an accumulating mechanism for accumulating therein the data recorded on the card perfunctions whereby the-total :ur'enmnlatel data may he co1np nted and then printed by the printing elements of the machine.

The emhmliinent illustrated in said 00-. pending applieation 'eomprises a main frame, the eard 1' eed'i ng meehanism, the card analyzing nim-lnmism. and an upperhase 10 (Fig. 1) on which the accumulating and printing lllti'litlllhlll 1:2 hereinafter to he described and the paper printing earriage 13 are inounted. I

' The cards to he analyzed are disposed in a l'e-feptzu'le and are fell to'the analyzing mechanism in which. as shown in said eopending application. anaiyzin" pins whit-h hnd perforations m the, ('tll't-S beinguana! \':'.e:l. pass'upwardly therethrough and engage Q xlensionpins, which in turn actuate registeiing stops 14. After the cards have hren analyzed they aredischarged into a suitable receptacle.

The first step in the operation of the type settin; and tahulating'; inerhanism. consists in the pushing up of the various stop pins 14 (Fig. '52) if: means of the extension. )ins, which are actuated by the rariousper omtions in the cards they pass through tne machine. A specific description of the stop plane 'passing raieaiib. 23,1926.

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agc it'inen' of the l'nited States. residing in 6"0f New York, have invented certain new and usefiil Itnp'roi'ements in .-\ct.tunulator Reiciproeators for 'laln1latin Machines, of which tlijc i following a specitication. p ET invention relates to a printing tab- 1 of th'edtintl adapted to he contrt'illed vhyp o'rated cards, and relates nore partieuliirb oanatter divided from my ta-gpend- '..3 19lt',.for prittting: tahnlatorsl liejnvention herein deerihed relates pa i'ct't-lartv to the mechanisin for m-iprp- ,-ei t ut;:'the accumulator carriage, of said print-iiig tahulator and. therefore. only as if much of theprintin; tahulator is mentioned herein as is necessary to show the relatton between the matter of the original applicatiqtt and the matter ili'rttlet l mt and claimed jillvliileiglietjeih and in" said appli ation mi- Ii'titlf details of one of many possible embodit tieiits ofthe inventions are dcscr1hed.'the

tmjention is'noti limited to these since vario ti clianges'nia v he made in the details of traction and combination without dellt lltlllgjil'0lll tl|( spirit and scope of the iliyention as claimed.

()ne'ohjeet oi the present invention is .o -it npro.\'e. generally apparatus of this kind. .llhiltt'ther olijecl of tlaipresent ilnpt'o'i'eing a reciprocatin; aectmutlatin; carriage Tanil lll'0ltll.-2 for reciprm-atin; this carriage ht fif woditl'erent actions. one action controltheflarriagze for =u-ctnmtlatin; and the Iothcr action controlling the carriage for till:- jingla total. I

A furtherohject ofthe present improve- Intent: is to construct a printin; 'tahnlator.

embodying a novel form of shift mecha- .1iistn whereby the accumulating at -.l print-- i ng elements of the'niachine are shifted from accumulating position to total taltin; positionand vice rersa.

'Still further ohjects and advantages of the presentimprovement will he set, forth in the vfol'lowin; description and drawings in which,

Fig. L15 :1 side elevation of the printing I BESTAVAILABLECOP;

w. LAsimR, OF BROOKLYN. ItiEVV ACCUMULATOR nncn noca'ron ron TABULATING MACHINES.

1917, Serial No. 153,142. Dividctt and this 3, 1918. Serial No. 226,498.-

lication S'erial- X0. 158342. tiled ment is to devise a printingtahulator hat-- YORK. ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ,AssIeN- PAT 1 Muslims, T0 POWERS ACCOUNTING MA HINE canyon-Anon, on NEW ZORK,

applteatiqn fled. April.

and calculating machine constituting a part. of the printing tabulatozz-fi- Fig. 2 is anjnterior side elevation partly in rection-o'f the" type setting aitd calculating elements and showing the parts tjltereofafter the completion of-the printinglop'eration.

*ig. tl'is an enlarged perspective viewpf the total taking shaft; and the actitzrting arms for the acctunnlating--mecltanism.

Fig; 4. is a fragmental vertical sectional .\'ie\\'- taken' 'in a, vertical plano 'passing w through the total taking s'l'ia'ft.

i Fig. 5 isa vertical sectional \iew Showing the total taking shaft'ishiftedinto posi-- tion to take a total.

Fig. (i is a' detail \fiew of trol-operating cams.

The invention herein relates'to a printing tahulator which is adapted to be actuated by one of the conperforatedcards. which in' their passage" through the'n'tachtne operate elements for settin; up type commensurate with the (lesigiiations ion the'lcard. and actuate an accumulating! mechanism for accumulating therein the data recorded ontheeard per- 'l'orat ions wherehy the total :tc'ettnntlatl data may he computed and then printed by the printing elements of the machine..

The einlmdinient illustrated in said 00-. pending application comprises a main frame, the card feeding mechanism.the card anal ing mechanism. and anupperhase 10 (Fig. 1) on which the accumulating and printing meehani: in 12 hereinatter to he described and the paper printing carriage 13 are 'nmunted.

The ca tds to he analyzed are disposed in a receptacle and are fed to the analyzing lltttlttlllh-ltt in which. as shown.- in said eopending application. analyzin" pins whieh I Q v mess" EST AVAILABLE GOP pins, their supporting means, and the means for returning them.to normal position after they have set in motion various other parts of the typeset-ting and-tabulating r'necha-- stops 14 to correspond with the analyzing pins that analyze the zero perforations in the cards. Each row of registering stops 14 has a 'zero etc 16 associated therewith,

29 chine to the is which is ncirmal y in zero stop ing position and will remain so unless one o the registering stops 1 to 9 inclusive associated there- Wlth ifl actuated and therefore it is unnec essary for a zero analyzing pin toactuateor cooperate with a zero stop 16.

Herein the art' of the accounting maof Fig. 2 will be considered "the forward part of the machine, .while that to the right of Fig. 2 will be considered the rear of the accounting machine.

The registering stops 14in the present instance are arranged in a suitable number of 1 (rows having ten stops in each row, the stops of each row corres ending to the integers. 9 tel-inclusive an at the forward end of the machine and the zero, the'stop 9 being f zero stop at the rear end thereof. The steps 14 corresponiizfi to the inte ers 1 to 9 inclusive are composed "0 a flat body orion comprising a head having forwardlypro'jecting portion 17 a cum face 18, a small rectangu ar shaped abutment 19 made on onez-sidc of the P111. and adjacent to its up r end, an elongated body portion 20, and a lower restoring notch 21 on the rear:

thereof. The stops 14 have their projections 17 normally resting on an upper stop plate 22 and'cxtend down through a lower stop plate 23. The stop plates 22 and 23 have openings therein correspondi ng in number to the stop's 14 and zero stop 16 in registry with each other whereby the pins may reciprocate through them.

The stop plates 32 and 23 are indirectly su orted on the check plates 2-H.

1e zero stops it) are formed somewhat similar to the sto s 14 and have a forward rojection 36 at their upper end and a cam ace 37 on the -forward edge extending up ward 'from the extension 30 and a recess 38 in its edge. I

Means are provided for anchoring the various registering stops l-l that are actuated bv the extension pins and also holding the zero stops'lti in position for causing an actuation of the corresponding type sci ting and tabulating elements. These unchoring means are fully shown and 'de: scribed in said (lo-pendingapplication and are not claimed herein. The zero stops 16 are normally disposed in raised osition and whenever a stop 14 is actuated to the 62 (Fi .2 is rovided for each row of stops 14,.wli1ch lever is provided with a plurality oflugs 63 arran ed in a strai ht line and all extending in t e same direction, each lug 63 also extending'into one of the recesses'2l ofthe stop pins 14-. .The front ends of the levers 62 are pivoted. on a suitable shaft which is supported within the cheek plates 34 of the machine. The rear ends of the z lever. 68 are ealchprovidcdwith a slot '67 which receives a lug (JG-carried by a link -.so- 68. The-links 68 are pivoted on a shaft 69' supported by the check' 'lates 34. The

front end of each of the 1i 5 68 isprovided with av lug 70- which .is arranged to slide within a recess 38 formed-in the rear-edge of the naught stop 16 with whiclithe link 68 isassociatcd. i-

' Supported by the check plates 34 is a comb plate'71 the upper end of which'is slotted to permit the lever 62 to extend therethrough and be (guided thereby.-- A coil spring 71. is strains between each lever tizra'nd the lower edge of. the said plate 71 for the purpose of iiornmlly raising its naught stop .16 into the posiiion shown in Fig. 2. When one of the stops It is raised, the actuation of the lever 62 by meansof the cooperation of the slot 21, carried by tlie stop,'-with the lug 63, carried by the lever, will cause the link 68 to be.

actuated which will in turn lower the stop 16 of the row in;which the stop. pin 14 has lx-enraised.

- As has been heretofore described the first action that takes )lace when the machine is started, is the ra sing'of the varioiisstop pins 14 by the actuation of the extension pins which are in turn controlled by theperfo rations in'the cards passed through the ma chine.

from themachine, means are provided for returning the raised pins 14 to their normal lower position for actuation by the next incoming card. The means for rctl u'ning the stop. pins to their normal position is described 'in detail in saidcopcnding appli- .-ation,-and 'comprise the lever 72 having a bifurcated lower end 73 which latter strad- ::dh-s the main drive shaft 74 which provides,

A ftcr a card has transferred its data i to the pins 1-1 by raising them, and has passed their fu nctioiis As soon as the ins 1; are

freed, the lever 62vwill. be pulle "down 1 by means of the coil spring 71, and in its downward movementthe lugs (33 eerried thereby. 6 will engage the slots 21 of the stop pins 14 and. pnlt them downward to-thc rnor nal lowerediphsition.

tion actuate t setting elements. Ashoretofo'redescri ;the ra sing of a stopl l will lower'the nanghtf 'stopintlzzttfroyv so that upon the act-nhtiph o'f a; stdp 14, the reci no 15' gating rack-bar associated therew th wil he During their forward reciprocation, t he rack bl rsha've actuated thetg p' g e ttingwleinents dd upon being stopp e I gpinswill hold moi-typesetting elements in a position to set'ty corresponding w-ith .the

-'-descripti on :of the reciproeating rack bars ma theirconnectionjand cooperation with the naughtstops, stop pins and type setting eleinentswill 'now be described, v 5 i The reciprocating raekhars each comprise in. relatively thin bar shaped body portion $12 ,under which extends a transverse bar $1 secured to the cheek pieces .34, and on which the bars 82 slide. A transverse bar is also provided which serves; as a support for lhe "forward end of'tthe har 82. The bar 85 is 415 rigidlvfastened to the cheek plates 34. A

s'e'con relatively thin haishaped member $36 is pivoted'at its front, end to a pivot- 87 carried by the front end of the bar 82.

The upper edge of the bar $6 lS plOYltltltl -with a recess SS' toreceive. a har SS! which'is reeiprocatcd by menris hereinafter to he doflserihed. and during its reciprocation will more hotli the. har ti and the bar 81' con- 'ner led thereto.

The har S6 lSlHOVltltbfl with a cut awayportion 91) so as to lessen the depth of the said dull to enahleit to slide ahore. the shaft b l: and'at. the same time permit the onterends of the lmrs S2 and 86 to remain parallel with each other. A spring 91 is strained hetween the free end of the bar 82' and a verlicall extending arm 92 which is made integral with the inner end of the bar 82.

' l1o|"i: .ontall extending pin 96 is carried by one side are of the Inn 32 which is adjacent to he liar S6 and pivotally mounted upnil whirl: is a ln'll crank lever 97, the outer eml'ol' which is pro ided with a hor zontally extending pin tS- which is reciprocatively movablein a slot 99 made in thcbarSG. The

other end of the lever 97 is provided with :1

lug having a cam front face 101 and a right angular notch tonning a rest 103 (Fig. 2). The. upper edge of the bar is provided with an upstanding abutment 104 having a ly heing niade "to Fig. 1.:

,relea-sedand be perfnittedwohe moved forqverd until; it engages the raised stop J4.

by the raised step verticnlj front wall -105.and inclined or cam rear wall 106. The bottom edge of the her-823s provided withlan abutment 104 .g T AH+ LE OPi provided with a vertical front ivnll "105' end i a cam rear -wall 106' the purposev o f which will he hereinafter setfo'i't-h. j h I, The b11128!) which asheretofore deserihed,

is for the purpose-" t reeip'roeeting the hars 82 and 86 andfis itself r'eeiprocated in the following mannerg refe gnc on the-shaft 111secnred-to ilhe iear' eiidmt. thosaid slides 107; The front-end of-the slideslQT are provided ,with'horiiontally extending pins '112, which enter .in"slots'1'13 v forii'iec'linthe u per-mile(signed-e111,.the. nuniher'ofth'ra sed stop pins. A detailed lower portion "of" which "are etr'grigrilzirly l shaped, one. corner heingepirotetl ft rstud shafts 115 ca rried liy each.cheekfiplatefi}. The other corner of the "triangular "slipped vain mirriedion the. shaftY-L I Returning now to'the raek liars S2.-=th e m edge of the forward portion of each of saidhars S2 is pro ridtsl with gear teeth 11!) to -roll-'-\\'ithin' a.suitalile..\c:pn groove in 'a levers 111- carries a roller which is arranged shaped and are provided-withrectangular notches to receivetghe upturned ends of type- 126. The rear ends of the type are also p'rorided with a. laterally turnedportion- 127 which is arranged-to litvithin rectangular openinlgs 'in said segments. A tlat .a'tch shapet plate 1:28 is arranged to lit against the type 126 and to hold their-lateral purtions in engagement with said notches andopenings res 'iectively. Readingdrotn the upper edge of the type carrying portion of the segn'ien't. the type carried thereby read in sequence, the first type being zero, the next 1" the. next 2 etc., the. last typeon thesegment. heing numbered 9".

A description of theoperation of the stop pins, the reciprocating raclehars-and the oscillating type segments-{will now he given. Nornmlly the bars 82 are held in their rearwa d position by the engagexiient of the vertical walls 105' of the aliutnienis 101 with the notches 38 inthe upper end of the-naught stops. All of the type segments are then in a position to print ciphers. Althongh each spring 91 is exciting tension to lift its bar 86 nevertheless this bar is stop gins in psition to print data transheld to the limlt'of its downward movement ferre thereto from the cards, means is produe to the fact that the rest 103 of the bell vided for locking andalining the ty segcranlclever 97 will be on top of the naught ments so that they may not move during the stop 16 which holds the said hell crank 97' printing operation. This locking and almat the limitof its downward movement by ing means will now be briefly described. means of the pin 98 carried by the member 82 and the slot 99 in the bar 86. As soon provided with a knife shaped transversely as any of the stop pins 14 are raised by extending arm 130 slidabl mounted within means of said pin extensions,- aetuated by a slot 131, within the chee plates 34. Both meansof a card passing through the mathe slot 131 and the knife shaped member chine,v the naught stop 16 in that row i s 130 which is herein termed a detent, are lowered simultaneously, as has. been herearranged radial to the gear teeth 123 of the tobefore explained; The downward movetype segments and lock thesaidsegment ment of the naught sto 16 frees the abutfrom moving, and line of) the type carried- BESTAVAlLABLE-liQPH The extreme upper end of the lever 72 is ment 104' permitting t ie bar 82 tobe carthereby. The locking of the printing seg I ried forward. Simultaneously withthe dis- 'ments and the releasing of the-stops I4, is engagement of the abutment 104 and the brought about simultaneously so that the stop pin 16, the lever 86 is raised by means reciprocating members may be free-to be of the spring 91. which in its movement moved back to their original positions after movesithe' notch '88. to [it against the front printing without engagi'ngany stop pins side of the reciprocating bar 89. \Vhen the whatever except. th ht stops 16,. A

parts are in their normal position, the bar mechanism is provided for reventing all or 89 isat the limit of its rearward movement th ciphers to the l ft oft 9 digit last set and rests against the vertical wall 105 of up by the stop pinlfrom'being printed. Or the .abutment lU-l as disclosed in said in other words, a, mechahism 13 provided for pending application. As soon as the notch rptracfing ll f th m t t f i t- 88 engages the reciprocating bar 89, the ,said ing position which halve been left against the crank 97 and lowers the rod 86 against the bar is locked between it and said vertical ught.- stops as the released bars 82 start wall 105 so that h the Said b 113 on their forward movement. Since, this reciprocated by means of the lever 114 and mechanism is described in said co-pending its associated parts, heretofore described, the li ati d do t, dir tly relat to bars 82 and 86 will al o e moved forwardthe non-print of items that are accumulated; Simultaneous with the fytrward movement a d i ti th f i t given mm se'rh .of the bar 86 the bell drank 97 is moved ng 1 g, 139 and 13 relate tb'this mechad WHWM A the b81589 p nism. Means are provided for lowering the by the lever 114,'the said bar 82 and 86 b 86 so as t i -th bell crank 97 o will be carried with it until t 1e cam face th t h th b r a h th limit f th h 101 of the bell crank engages the rec ng rearward stroke therest 103 .will be in posilar abu 19 the p P 14 which tion on-top ofits naught stop which is in its has been raised. This contact lifts the bell i d iti as Shown in Fi 2. I The means for lowering the iers 86 and Q h l 91 which "U w lifting the bell cranks comprises a transverse ward movement releases the reciprocating b 163 (Fi 2) hi h i r n d above bar 8!). As soon as the bell crank 97 has the up ier edge of the bars 86 being iifidl been raised, the vertical wall 105' of the Carrie a abutment 101' will engage the rear end of the C i P find IeYcnt the h cheek plate 34: which, during, their down} e g bar 89 is l'eleilsed as 82 i5 165 made in the said check plates. The slots pp h bar W111 contmlle 165 are of a length suflicient to permit the ward movement although the bar 82 and the bar 163 to rmove down in contact with the 32 from movmg furthrlnce the p ward movement, slide the bar 163 in slots level 86 ha e be pped. h is for the .upper edge of the bars 86 and force them l 'p d of l the bars 82 and 86' i downward. The lower ends of the levers the reciprocat ng member 89 as they engage I 164 are provided with pins 166 which prothe stop pins in then forward position and j t, through slots 167 in the cheek plates 34 e by permitting the bar 89 to carry al and 35. The-levers 164' are reciprocated up other bars 86 forward which have not been d down by means of levers 168' arranged.

freed from the bar 89 in the manner hcreadjacent the inner face of the ehwk plates tofore described. 34 and have bifurcated rear ends 169 which Due to therack teeth 119, as the bar 82 is straddle the pins 166. The levers 168 are moved forward, the type segment 122 is ospivoted at 170m each cheek plate 34-, and are cillated through the medium of the gear oscillatedby suitable connecting mechanism wheel as heretofore described. After all driven from a'cam on the shaft 74. of the type segments have been set by the The accumulating elements of the machine the. upper ends of slide levers i 16.4 arranged adjacent the inner. face of each 7 arranged \vithinandadjacent to the-cheek 1o -spacing collars are geauwheeis 19?" each. having ten gear teeth I98 -t hereom Ones1de face. of each of the ge'arj-wheels' -197 IS on its .pei'ipher an ah'utmeut 200- providing a radial face 201 and an inclined cam face' said co-pendiug application. and may, there- 'forc. he. briefly mentioned here.

The accumulating mechanism comprises a reciprocating carnagehaving spaced vertieally arranged cheek plates 18!) which are plates 34, respectively as is shown .in Fig. 2.

.At the lower part of-the forward end of the cheek pla'l'es 189 is mounted a transverseliorizonta ll extending shaft 192. th'e outer eu'ds of the shaft 192' projecting. through; 1011-,

gitudinai slots 19I-l (-l*ig. 1) in the cheek plates 34. Upon the shaft 1921: re nmuntcd' spacing collars which are rigidly held together hc'twccn the cheek platcs 191 by means of collarsltl-t which clainpsagainstthe outside of the. cheek' plate 191' by mcansof a 'nut 195. levoluhly mounted iueach oftlie 'p r0vided \'vith an annular collar 199 having;

202. The ahutincntlfltltl is made on the periphery of the collar 199 sotha't it lies ad- 'acent "ear tooth .-Q" of the "'ear teeth 198. r-

lhe collars 199 a'regrlso 1)l'0 \'1(l(.(l with an abutment 203 having a rounded face, and

this abutment is arranged adjacent gear tnutll i7 and diametrically opposite the abutment 200. The functions of the abutneuts-QOO and 203 will he hereinafter set 3n" rear end of the eheek plates 189 are provided with longitudinal slots 205 which receive a guide rod 206 rigidly carried by the cheek plates 34 and 35.

Means are provided for reciprocating the V accumulating carriage backward and for- I center.

ward on the guide 'rod 205'and the shaft 192 which carries the accumulating gear wheels. This means comprises levers 207 (Figs. 1 and 3) which have their upper cnds 209 respectively supporting the shaft 192. The lower ends of the levers 207 are pivoted to stu'd shafts 211 carried by levers 215 which have horizontally extending porlions 217 (Figs. 4' and 5) which extend inwardly toward each other and are provided with vertically extending relatively recta-n gular shaped plates 219 pinned together at back of the said lever 238 andgisiih accumulating carriage.

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vided with an annular groove 230 to receive the bifurcated end 231 (Fig. 2) of a leier 232 which is pivotally mounted at 233 to the frame work 23- V i 'lhc-lcveril. intermediate its ends-1s provided with a rectanguhn ar" 2E'h'i:-- \v .-i t l iin the walls of which is reciprocat-ablyunprinted a plunger-236 llil\'i ll; -tl..(illll engaging head; onits upper emh LA spring-237- is cornpressed hehvcen t-he inner fac'e-ofitheid 76 cam engaging head andthefwallyofiflthe" rectangular cage. '-1he sprin-; mis normally held compressed by-Jn'eans of :a btgll fergmli! 238 pivoted to the levet t.232,- ofiefienglgfifltl (if which is adapted-t0 engagea iwlh fi'r24l 80 carried on the inner-.endiofltheJeeimmrtin plunger 2361 'The othere'arn'r fezf gtlflilh crank is provided "with a'key -14), Wllif 'upon being pressed, disengages"theqend jlfii from the collar 242-an'd permits-ithekplunger '85 to be forced upwardly ender :atztionfiot the" spring, whereupon the plnngerxehteeta, spiral -cam groove .244.- (if lg; '(iy-v-i gi'w-therpe -ix riphcry of the scam '77.- Asthe ('tlill lltltlti-Qiillilfl in the "groove"- -the levcrfllz'ltsi'illiibe pushed to one side{bythe "saidgrooi'e;aml thereby -.cause a sidewise movement. fifiille. lever 232 which willslide the5ca1i1-sliafE 225. for a urpose to behereihafitengaset forth.- As t 1e cam reaches the-fiend eta-its revolution} an abutment 2-1'5. seciireds-themi n and having an inclined face 246;\v .ill;en'gtige the end of the plunger-head and tone; it? down whereupon the collar- 2411181131??? its locked position "('Fig; 2.) A eoil fspnmg 248, strained between-the end-tot theelei'er 241Land the; upper edge-tot thez ile-mtflfi'zlf" normally holds said-'- end in an' upivnrdiposition to be engagedbythe CQll:l1 '2-l8 li ll0 levers 207 and 208', as hefore dcscribed are for reciprocating the, accumulatingcaneie'ge. These levers are pivotullymounted?.11p'on transverse shaft 250 ='wh-ichis tilOt'lIltQdilIl the cheek lates 3 1. Between-the said lev'eis 207 and pivotally mounted on the sha ft2iifi .are the inner contacting ends 251*of l'ei'ers I 253 and 254: respectively which have o'iien' -ings 255 and 256 to"- receivejthe cainashiift 2253. Near their inner ends,-the-'levers-253 and 254 are provided with otl'sets 257fwhereby the parts that receive the'cain strategies are spaced apart. The outer ends of the levers 253 and 254 have upwardly turned portions provided with revolubly'mm'mted rollers 258'and 259 respectively, P The) roller 259 is'adapted'to'r1'1n in a-cam' greet-c5269 in the cam 118 which, during the revolution of the said cam, transmits 'a rocking' inotion 'to the lever 254 which through the medium vof the levers 2 15 and 207 reciprocates the when "the said accumulating carriage is being reciprocate'd the lever254, the accumulating elements thereof are actuated for a cumulating p tposes only, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth, and consequently the lever 254 may be termed the accumulating lever.

A coil spring 263 is strained between cars 215 for the purpose of normally holdiugia lug 260 carried b the lower edge of the lever 207 against t e lower edge of an opening 267 made in the upper end of the lever 215. The springs 263 are of such strengththat the levers 207 and 215 are for all practical purposes as though they were made as a single lever.

The roller 258 is revolubly mounted in a cam groove 268 of scam 269 which, during the revolution thereof, will transmit a rockin'g motion to the lever 253, which motion,

'- through the medium of levers 207, will reing lever.

. stance, when the cam shaft is shifted by; the

ciprocatc'the accumulating carriage. Since the reciprocating carriage is reciprocatcd by the levers 253 only when taking the total this lever 253 may be termed the' total tak- The cam shaft 225 is provided with an annular groove 271 having inclined side walls 272 and 273 respectively. The openings 223 and 224 form bearings for the cam shaft 225. T hegroove 271 is of a widthgreater than the space between thelevers 253 and 254 so that only 'oneiof the said.

levers at a time can have the walls of its opening 255 or 256 in contact with the periphery of the camshaft 225. As for inlever 2.32 and its associated parts, as eretofore described, and the lever 253 has the walls of its opening in engagement with the periphery of t cam shaft 225 is shifted in the reverse-direction, the levers 253 and 254 occupy the 'i- I tion shown in Fig. 4 in which caae the ever is shown loosely mounted in the groove 271 while the edges of the opening ofthe lever 254 are .in engagemeht with the periphcry of the cam shaft. Since both of the levers253 and 254 are always being oscillated'through the action of their cams 261,

Y the lever which is loosely mounted in the groove 271 may frequently not be in a position where its openin will exactl register to receive the cam is aft 225 w en itis moved sidewise. "Due to the inclined walls 272 and 278 of the annular groove, 271, however, wheuthe cam shaft 225 is moved sidewise in the opening in one of the levers 253 "or 254 the edges of the said opening will slide upon the inclined walls of the annular groove 271 until they come iuposition to receive the cam shaft. When the cam shaft is moved sidewise so as to place the' edges of the opening of the levers'253 or 254 in engagement with the periphery of the cam sh f a positive screw-we 1i". ma e be- 264 carried by the lever 207 and the lever e cam shaft 225, the opening 256 in the lever 254 will not engage the riphery of the cam shaft 225 but will be r'e'e' within. the groove 271 (Fig. 5). When the BEST AVAILABLE cop:

tween the said lever and its cooperating levers 215, and the accumulating carriage reciprocated. At this time the other lever whose opening is loose ,in the groove 271 has the cam shaft 225.

'1 he pu reciprocation of the accumulating carriage .by two difi'erent levers, and its effect upon se of the different cycles of the and release being actuated by the shifting of theaccumuiating and printing mechanisms will be hereinafter explained.

Now will be considered the position of the parts in which thelever 254 is locked on the cam shaft .225 and the accumulating earriage is being reciprocate-(l. thereby for the purpose of "accumulating. At this timethe elements of the accumulating mechanism 0c cupy the position shown in Fig. 2.

As is she "n in this figure, the rinting o )erationi as been completed, and t ie other elements of the printing mechanism have been so set to per-mita free passage of the reciprocatin members 82 in a rearward rection. Be ore the members 82 move rearwardly however, the lever 254' is operated which will ic ciprocate the accumulating carriage forwardly until the accumulator wheels 197 have been brought into contact with the gcar teeth 123 of the type segments.

The rearward movement of the bars 82 will the rackbars have reached the limit of their rearward movement, the lever 254 is again rocked to reciprocate the accumulating gear wheels, and bringthe said accumulating gear wheels into engagement with a transverse bar 272 which is carried by the cheek plates 34 and holds thcsaid accumulating gy'ir wheels against accidental shifting. This reciprocation of the accumulating carriage backward and forward and the engageinent and disengagement of the.accuinul at-ing gear wheels with the gear teeth of the type segments takes place as the'bars 82 are atrest. I

However, when any of the accumulating gear wheels. have made a complete revolution the inclined wall 202 (Fig. 2) of the abutment 200 carried by the said gear wheel has been brought into engagement with the inclined 'wall 273 made on the lower'end 271 of an L-shapcd lever 275, the said lever is rocked upwardly on its pivot 276 against the action of a coil spring 277 strained be" tween the lever 275 and a transverse rod 276 carried between the che k p ates 189, not".

1,573.97; IBESTAVAIL'ABLE p '7 mally holds .the lever 27;") in a horiiontal position. In its horizontal position, the lever 27.") holds a verticall extending lever 278 to the limitof its upward movement, {the upper edge-of the leverQTfiengaging' a lip 279 carriedby the side of the lever 275.

which IllOYClllQHtlS limited by therod 27'4" carried by the cheek plates'189 and received 'I in-a longitudinal slot 280 in the upper end of theJever 2T8. -Said lip holds the said I lever 278 in its saidupwart position against pivotally connected to the lower end of 'a'lever 1-285- wluch is provided with an 011- largedf slot 286 rece ving-the transverse shaft the tension of a coil spring280' strained between'the' said lever. and a transverse rod'281' carried between the cheek plates 189. rt l 1orizontall v disposed romh plate -2S1 earried between the cheek plates 189- forms guide "ways forthe vertical extending levers 278. Pivoted'to thel'ower end. oithe lever 273 is a lever 283,.guided in a guidecomb' plate 284.- The other end of the lever 276 The upper endof -the-.-lever 285 .is

shaped to form a'lever 2'87nvhieh extends,

rearwardly iu' a relatively horizontal direction, and is pivotally mounted upon attransverse rod 289, carried between the check plates 3-1. A coil spring 290 strained be: tween the lever 285 and a transverse rod 29.].

- carried by the cheek plates 1S9, normally holds the outer end-of thelever 287 in a downward position. The said outer end of the lever 287 is slidably mounted in a comb -plate 292 and carries. on its outer end a rev- ;olubly mounted roller -29l;-.adapted to ongage a stepped cam plate 295 provided with earn surfaces 295" which plateis' reciprocated backand forth for lifting the roller 294 and rocking the lever 287 against the tension of the spring 290. The cam plate 295 is disposed between the cheek plates 3t and carries at its side edges rollers 29G -which are adapted to roll in longitudinal slots 297 (Fig. 1) in the cheek plates 34:.

The means-for reciprocating the cam plate 295 backwardand forward comprises! levers 298, pivoted to the cam plate at th ;po int .299, and carry on their lower edg rack teeth 300 which mesh with a pinion 301, ievolubly mounted upon a shaft 302 sl dably mounted in a longitudinal slot 303' 1n the cheek plates 34. Rollers 3045 prevent the wjlllllletl. on stud shafts 309 carried by the cheekplates 34. The lower ends of the levers 307 are bifurcated as at 3i0to straddl-Z' action of the spring 277.

a transverse shaft 311 reciprm'ated in parallel slots 312 (Fig. 1) in the frame work 2%. lhe transverse shaft 311 passes through the .entire machine aiulis. -'arra 1 1ged to -receive the levers 307 of each ndependent unit or zone. Lever .3I3arranged on eaclrside of the machine have one end '314- pivotally tudinal' slot 3}?) "to receive the "rnainjlrive. shaft' 74; This" end ofeach lever 313; is provided .with a revoluhlfmountedi roller 'lnounted on thedtransve'rseshatt'311 and 'fllClF other endsprovided with longi- 318 which-is arranged'ito-wotate in'a eam igroove 31'9 -'in"'the ram 77.: Aswhegmain;

shaft 74 is revolved, the "stepped earn late 295- is, through-the;lever-connections ere-t tofore described, reeiproeatedflbaek and forth. Due "tojthe arrangement of the pin- -1on 302 and-therac k bars- 2 98 and 305, tl iemovement of-tlie rack bar 298.i s .i ni 'ratioiot two to one tothe movenient of thepinion 302 on-;the rack :bar 305. Returning nownto the" 't djla-grias,

it will be seen J-tluit-jnieansfis provided for lockingfthe reareiulroffthis lever in adownward position jifhe litlxef verticalportion 275 thereoflhas been mised hy-engigement with the abutment 2001 4:a1ri ed by the accumulate.

tive gearwheels'. This means comprises a bell crank flever 320 (Fig.2) pivoted upon a transverse shaft 321' earried by the cheek' plates 1'69. 1l lorizontally disposed comb plates 322 g uide there levers during their movement. A-co1l spring fi ifl strained be- "tween the upper end of the ever 320and a transverse shaft, 325 carried hy.' 't-l1e ,eheek of the lever 320 forwardly. and j. hold it against the innerend of the lever 2T6;- lVhen theflowerehd of .tlle lvtlfi-f-l ffi is raised heretofore deserdmlpthe vertically extend;

ing portion o-m thereof will snap within a notch 32? formed in the, front edge of the lever 3:30 and hold the said portion33t in its downward position.

The other arm plates 189 .will .normally pull-the upper-end 328 of the 'bell crank 320 is adapted to come' in contact. with the transverse shaft 206iand upon doingso will move t-he upper end of the lever aearwardly against the tension. of the spring. 325 releasing the vertically extending portion 336 of the lever 2t53froui the notch 327 and permit the said lever 275 to oecu iy its horizontal position .under the A description of the operation ofthe' carryover mechanism which has just been abovecleseribed will now be given. After the accumulating gear wheels liave'n'iade'a completerevolution and the abutment 200 thereon comes in contact with the cam face 273 of the vertically extending portion'ili't of the lever 275' the said lever will berocked about its pivot so that its innerv end is lowered. The lowering of the inner end of tile level" 275 P rmits the ertieally eXteudi gK O rod 278 to be drawn down under action of the spring 280 so that the lever 28?- will be dropped own in front of the abutment 104 carried by the eciprocating bars 82. \Vhen any one of the accumulating gear wheels has made a complete revolution the reciprocat-v ingbar 82 associated therewith \villof necessitybe in its extreme rearwardpositiom Both the vertically extending lever 278 and the inner end of the lever 275klesccnd simuL. taneously, the lever -75 being locked in its seating cam plate 295 is moved forwardly by means-of the levers 298, 307 and their as:

' sociated elements. A forward movement of sufficient to turn thegear wheel 120 tops.

the cam plate 295 'will engage the inclined cam surface 295 thereon with the roller 294 carried by the inner end of the lever 29? thus raising the roller; The lifting of? the roller 29-1 will rock the lever 285 aboutits pivot 288 thereby forcing the lever-283 piv-' oted thereto in a rearward direction and bringing-the inner end of the lever 283 into engagement with the abutment 104 made on the u per edge of the reci roca ting bar 82; and orce' the said bar ba'c ward a distance cillate the type segment a' distance sufiicient to rotate back one tooth distance, the accumulator gear wheel'with which it is associated.

Due to the fact that the abutments 200. are carried by the left hand face of each accumulative gear wheel, the set back mechanism heretofore described of the next adjacent accumulative gear wheel to theleft is actuated. In other words, a rotation of one of th e'accumulative gear, wheels will actuate the set back mechanism of the ac cumulative gear wheel of the next higher order. a A brief description of the entire machine thus far described will now be given explaining the sequence of operationofthe various mechanisms to. print and accumulate the data perforated in the cards which or passed through the machine. a card is fed through the machine various stop pins 14 are elevated corresponding with the various perforations of t e card. The elevation ofthe stop pins 14 will lower the naught stops 16 in the rows in which he stop pins are elevated. The lowering of the stop pins will permit the reciprocab ing bars 82 associated therewith, to be moved forwardly. The forward movement of the bars 82 will depress the levers 132 which are associated therewith, and these levers will depress all of the levers 132 to the right thereof which have not been depressedby the forward movement of the reciprocating b rs a o at d th r i h A l f he wm BEST AVAILABLE com 132 however, to the left of the lever 132 which has been depressed by the forward movement of the rack bar will still be in their upright position. While the reciprocating bsrsf82 which have been released are moving forwardly, these last mentioned levers 132 will be reciprocated rearwardly by means .of the bell cranks 139 levers 143 and other elements associated therewith,

which in their rearward movement will forceback the bars 82 with which they are associated, andoscillate the type segments actuated by these rack bars downwardly to a nonrint position. The bars 82 move forwar ly under the action of the-reciproeating bars89 untilthe abutments 104' carried on their lpwer edgescome in contact with the various elevated stop pins 14- at which time they come toaret; When the rack bars 82- have cometo. a rest, the seg 'mentsassociated: therewith have been oscillatednpwardly a distance'suflicient to set the type thereon in consonance with the number bt the stop pin 14. When all of the type 'segments have been oscillated into proper position the detent 130 is drawn down into engagement with the gear teeth 123 on the type segments and alines and locks them so that they cannot be moved during theprint operation.- Simultaneous with the operation of-the detent, the levers 62' and 163 areactuated, the former causing .the drawing down of the set stop the naught stops 16, the latter contacting with the reciprocating bars 86'for lowering them sothat on their return movement the bell cranks 97 carried thereby will be in a position to rest upon the top of the naught stops 16. The reciprocating printing'carria e -13 is then brought into engagement wit :the type segment and an impression made on' the paper carried thereby. The rack bars 82 are now ready for their rcar ward movement, but previous thereto the reciprocating accumulating carriage Has been moved forwardly so that the accumulating pins 14 and elevating all of' gear wheels are brought into engagement with the teeth 123 of the type segments.

The locking detent for the type segments is withdrawn and the reciprocating bars moved rearwardly under action of the bar 89. The rearward movement of the rack bars 82 will revolve the accumulating gear wheel through the medium of the type seg ments and rotate the gear teeth thereon corresponding with the type printed. Then the bars 82 have completed their rearward motion, the reciprocating accumulating carriage is also moved rearwardly so as to. disengage the accumulative gear wheel from the type segments and to move them into eng'agement with a. transverse bar to lock them against further rotation. All of the elements are now readytfor a second forward movement oi the reciprocating y? 2; "i l 1 the levers 215.

' the above operation continues. Whenany.

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of the accumulative gear wheelshaye made a complete revolution, during which time the bars 82 associated therewith have moved rearwardly into naught stop position, the- L-shaped' bars 275 are'rockd, which through the mechanism heretofore described, will move. the Irack bar 82 adjacent tothe left thereof, back one space so that the accumulative geanwheel associated with this rack bar .willalso bemoved backone space, and in this-way form the carry over.

;;The. above operation continues as the cards pass through the machine .andthe items thereon are printed by the type sectors and accumulated on the accumulator .whcels .until either a total card is .fed to the machine or until it is desired to take the total of "the data accumulated by operating a total key manually. A description of this total taking-mechanism will 'now be given.

All of the actions heretofore described have. taken place when they lever 253, which .I term tlic accumulating lever, is locked by means of the reciprocating cam shaft, to \Vhen the total is'to be taken the 'key 140 is lifted either manually or by a pushrod A'controlled by the perforated cards, as is described in my copending application, Serial No. 80,973,. filed Feb; -28,

1916. The reciprocating plunger 236 is released, which will spring into the cam groove 244; and upon engaging therewith with rock the 'lcver232 about its pivot 233 and reciprocate the cam shaft 255 to the'position shown in Fig. 5, which willunlock the'accumulating lever 254 and lock the total tak inglever 253, whereupon the locking of the lovers 207 with the other lever 253 will cause the s aid lever to reciprocate the accumulating carriage forwardly ,until the accumulator wheels are I brought into contact with the type segments.

will have been set to permit a forward movement bf-the bars 82. The bars 82 are moved forward under the action of the transverse bar 89 audits associated elements, the said bar 89 being gripped between the abutmentslOi and the notches 88 formed in the upper edges of the bars 86. The forward movement of the bars 82 rotate the accumulator gear wheels in the direction.

which is anti-clockwise in Fig. 2, until the radial wall of the-abutments'200 come into contact with the'rear edges of the vertically extending portion of the bar 275. When .the accumulating gear twhcels have been stopped in the manner heretofore described they have revolved their-associated type seg-- ments upwardly a distance sufli'cient to set into printing position .the type corresponding with the 'gear teeth of the-accumulating wheels. Since all of "the accumulating 'wheels will not revolve the 'samezdistance, but sinceit is necessarythat -the bar 89" .should move to the limit of its outward movement, means-are provided for releasing the said .barfrom engagement with thenotches 88 formed 'in' the bar '86 so that the bar 89 may slide .on' the-upper edge of the bar 86 as is shown in Fig. 2. -These means com rise a-lever 350 pivoted to a transverse shaf t 351-carried by the "cheek'plates 189, and is provided on its upper go with a rounded abutment 353 which is adapted to come in contaet with the rounded abutment 203 carried on the collar 199. When the contact the lever 350 is forced-downwardly, which will force the bars 86 also downwardlthrough the medium of an outward y' turned lip 354formedon' the outerend of the lever 350. The-fore down of the bars 86 as before described, 'will release the transverse reciprocating'bar'89 and permitflit to move downwardly to the limit of its-stroke. -When all of the type segments have been-set u in the manner heretofore.- deseribed, the etent 130 is brought into contact with the gear teeth of the type seg- --mc'ntsand'locks the said segments in printing position; The reciprocating printing said abutments 203 and 353 come into said carriage13 is then moved up into engagement with the type and an impression. made on the pa'percarried thereby. .This imression gives the total'of the data accuinu ated by -theaccumulative gear wheels. After the printing operationis completed th detent move. rearwardl during which motion the reciprocating p unger .238 is forced back into its locked position as shown in Fig. 2,

shaft 225. back .to accumulating position. All of the parts are now in the position to accumulate further data. Y I

It is to be understood that all the descri 'tion thus far. has been given relative tot 1%. operation of oneunit'of the machine, that is. one printing and accumulating section com-- posed of 9 type sectors and 9 accumulating gear wheels together with their associated and cooperative element's. is also to-bc .understood, however, that .each unit may 130 is lifted. The' bars 82 then 4 and the lever 232 has'beenrqcked about its piv'ot 233 and thereby reciprbcated the cam contain a' greater or less number of associated printing and accumulated elements.

a number of units each identical with the unit heretofore described. Means is pro-.-

' v-ided iori'holding the bars 82, associated carried between the.

with the {digitsrto be kept frpm printing and accumulating, so that it can not-run forward and backward to set type and ac cu'mulat and also to hold thebar 82 bacla far enough to cause they type segmenti-iassociated therewith to occupy anon-print. position. This means comprises *aa-Plurality of latch levers $0.1. Fig. '2) whichsare- I members; all-accumulator adapted to be chek plates 34: of ithe machine. When it-is.. des ired to render a j pivotally mounted upon ;as'verse bar-402 line. of digits inoperative, the recil p atin bar 82 associating therewith is drawn had over a horizontally extending in- 404 carried by the vertically exten 92 carried by the bar. -82.

The printing carriage, designated generally by reference numeral-13 (Fig, 1) islo printer tabulatorbase, oppos te cated on the the type 126. J

The carriage is supported,. at opposite ends, on the cam shaft brackets 559'and the "lever shaft brackets 601 carried on the base plate of the printer tabulator.

v The lever shaft brackets 601 are provided at their upper ends with guide slots 604=in which are received the 'L-shaped-carriage supporting brackets 605 provided at then. forward ends with anti-friction rollers- 606 adapted to reciprocate in the elongated openings 607. v r

with by means of bell-cranks 610 pivoted onlocated so as tobring the paper against ty while the type segments are held locked y the detent 130. w The printing carriage is described in-detail in said'first named co-pcnding applica'-- tion.

I claim as my nvention:

2. In an apparatus of the character described, the combination of actuating members; an accumulator" adapted to be moved into out of operative relation with the members; a pair of: movable members adapted the one to the exclusion of the other to be opcrativcly connected-to the accumulater and means for moving the movable members by two di'fierent actions.

ngportion 31in an apparatus of the character described, the combination of actuating 'movedinto out of operative relation with the members; a pairof movable member's adapted the oneto the exclusion of the members; -an accumulator adapted to I other to be operatively connected to the 9.0- I .cumulator and means for moving the movable members by two different actions with ivmovements out of phase with each other.

. ..-In:' an apparatus of the character described, the combination. of actuating moved pinto and out of operative relation openatively connected to the accumulaton; and means for reciprocating the movable members with movementsout of :phase with-each other.

5. I an apparatus of the character ;described,-thecombination of a plurality of actuating members; an accumulator-adapted to be moved into and out of operative relationvvith the members; an accumulating '-"mo.vable member andla total't-aking mova- :ble membergaivo'tall'y' adapted the one to the ,exclusion'p-o the other tobe operatively connected to said accumhlator for moving said accumulator; and .accumulating and withthe-members; a pair of movable'rmem bersada ted the one to'the exclusion of the I other to so that theupper end of the latch lever. 401, which is provided'with' a hook403iwil1 hook total taking cams vadapted to reci rocatc last named members respectively or accumulatingor taking totals.

6.-'Inan apparatus 'of the character described, the combination of actuating --members; an accumulator; means operative- 1y connected to the accumulator for'moving The printing carriage is carriedon these L-shaped brackets and is reciprocated there-.

the latter intq or out ofop'erativerelation .'with the actuating members; an accumulating'-'movable'xncmber and a totaltaking thelatter into or out of operative relation with the actuating members; an accumulat- 1. In combination, actuatmgmcmbcrs; an.

ing movable member and a total taking member pivotally connected to said means for moving said means and adapted the one to the exclusion of the other, to be op erativcly connected -to. said means; --and mcansfor-imparting to said last named members movement for accumulating and taking totals rcspectivclys,

8.. In 'an apparatus of the. character described, the combination of a plurality of actuating members; means for actuating said members'sele'cted amounts; and restoringthem; an accumulator; clever-member opcratively connected to the accumulator for moving the latter. into or rout of operative' relatiorrwith the actuating members; an aecumulatinglever and a total tak-.

lever pivotally connected to the lever memher; and means for locking either of said levers, the one to the exclusion of the other,

to said lever member. l

9. A-lever-member operativcly connected.

to the .accumrilator for moving the latter into or-out of operative relation \viththe actuating members; an accumulating leveranda total taking lever pi-votally connected to the lever members; a longitudinally slidable cam adapted to lock either of said levers,

the one to the exclusion'of the other, to said lever member; and accumulating andtotal taking cams adapted toreciprocate said levers respecti'yely for accumulating or taking totals.

10.?In an apparatus, of the character described, the combination of a plurality of actuating members; means for actuating saidmembers selected amounts and rcs'toring' them; an accumulator; a lever-member moving the latter; an accumulating lever operatively connected to the accumulator for and a total taking lever pivotally connected to the lever member; a longitudinall slidablccam agla ted to lock either of sai levers,

the one to t 10 exclusion of the other to said lever member; and accumulating and total' taking cams adapted to reciprocate. .said levers respectively for accumulating or taking totals.

11. A printing tabulator mechanism comprising printing elements, reciprocatingmembers operatively associated t erewith, an accumulating mechanism, means for operatively connecting said accumulating mach-- anism with the printing elements after the printin elements have been actuated by the reciprocating members, andmeans for operatively connecting the accumulating mPChanism. and the printing elements-before the printing elements have been actuated by the reciprocating members, the means for operutivelyconnecting thenccumulating mechanism with the printing elements before and after they have been actuated by the reciprocating members, comprising levers and cams, said levers o eratedIby said cams at different times, one of said 'leversvheld inoperative when the other is being actuated by its associated cam. a v 1:2. A. printing tabulator mechamsxircomprising printing elements, actuatingnieans' essrAv LABLE COP i 13. A printing tabulatcir mechanism eomprising printing elements, actuating means therefor, an accumulating mechanism, means for operatively connecting the accumulating mechanism with the printingelements. after they have been actuated, means for operatively. connecting the accumulating mechanism with the printing elements he-' fore they have'been actuated, and-means -for alternately operating eachof said connecting means comprising a shiftable member operatively connected with each of said can necting ineans,

14. A print' I g tabulator mechanism (3061- T prising printing elements, actuating means therefor, an accumulating mechanism, means for operatiyely connecting theaccumulating mechanism with the printing elements after they have been actuated meansfor oper-.

ativ ely conncti the, accumulatin met-ha nism with the printing elements be orethey have been actuated, means for alternately operating each vof said connecting means comprising .two pairs of jssociatcd levers each pair being connected to the accumulating mechanism, and shiftable means for locking the levers of each pair together. 15. A printingtabulator mechanism comprisingprinting element actuating means therefor, an; accumulating mcchanisn'1, means for operativcly connecting the accumulating mechanism with the print-- ing elements after they have been actuated, means for oper'atively, connecting the accumulating mechanism with the printin elements before they have been actuated, an

means for alternately operating each of said connecting means comprising two pairs of associated levers, each pair. being connected to each other andto the accumulating mechanism, said shiftable means comprising a 'reciprocatable cone shaft.-

prising printing elements, actuating means therefor, an accumulating mechanism, means for operatively connecting the accumulating mechanism with the printing elements after they have been actuated, means for Operatively connecting the accumulating mech-' anism with the printing elements before they operating each of said connecting means comprising two pairsof associated levers, each pair em connectedto each other and to the accumu sting mechanism, said' shiftable means comprising a reciprocatable cone shaft, and means for reciprocating said cone shaft comprising a cam and a lever operatively connected thereto and to the said cone shaft.

17. A printing't-abulator mechanism comprising printing elements, an accumulating mechanism, means for moving the said accumulating mechanism into operative rcla tion with the printing elements, said means 16. A printing tabulator mechanism com- I 115 have been actuated, means for alternately 1,673,974BEST AVAILABLE 00px comprising lever members pivoted together, A printing tabulator mechanism coinand a member engaging 'the lever members pr sing printingelements,'an accumulating for making the pivotn rigid connection. A mecliani sm, means for moving the saidac-- 18. A printing tahi'ilator mechanism corn-J c imulatifng mechanism into operative relaprising printing elements, an accumulating tion with the printing elements, said meansmechanism," meansfor moving the said ac -comprising two leversiconnected. to the-ae- 'cumulating mechanism into operative rela eumulating mechanism, driving arms; 'p'ivtion with the printing elements, said means oted'to the said levers and having an, b'pencomprising levens pivoted t(.=gether; and a ing thereinga slidalile cone shaft fitting in' member engaging the levers for making the said openings providing means for locking pivot a rigid connection, said member comf the said arms r gidlyto the said levers, an prising a shaft passing thru registering "means for holding-the cone shaft in a-; p o si-' openings in the levers. hon tohold one of the arms locked to its 19.- A printing tabiilator mechanism eom-- asj ciated lever.

' 7 prising printing elements, an accumulating il -printing tabiilator mechanism commeehaiiism, means for moving the said aeprising prmtingelements,anaccumulating eumiilating mechanism into operative relal'lwchan m,.ineans. for moving the said action With the printing elements, said means umiilatmg mechanism mtg operative rela comprising leveis having one end pivoted tlOn 1 h p g ,elemnts, said means.

to the accumulating mechanism, arms pivcomprisingtvvo levers connected to the -ae-. oied to the other ends of the said levers, and cumulatmg mechanism, nvlng arms .ptv-

a slidahle shaft extending thru the arms Q I-tO the saidlevers','and having anopenand the levers providing means whereby g ere fi, a slldable cone shaft fitting n their pivot connection is made rigid. l QQ nmgS B19Y 1d1ng means fonloeking 20; A printing tabulator meehanism1c3m-- the d arms, rig ly to the said levers, irisiiw )llllliln elements an acciimu a ing I g I. ineclia iiiism, meiins for mdving the said actionjohdldronepf the arms .locked t'o its cumiihitiiig mechanism into operative rela associated lever,- and means for releasing tionivith the printing elements, said means d ho d!!! means. A coi ipi-ising two levers connected to-ihc 'ac- A pr nting tabulator mechanism com-- eumiilating mechanism, drivingarms pivprising printing elements, an accumulating. oted t the said leveis'and having an openm hanism, means for moving the said acmeans for holdin the cone shaft in a posiing therein, and ii slidahle cone shaft fitting m a ng m chanism i to operative relalin said openings providing means for locki n w 't pri g elements, d m ans ing the-said arms rigidly to the said levers. comprising two levers connected totlie ac- 21. A printing tabiilator mechanism eomeu u a ing m an s drlvmg urm s'pwprising printing elements, an accumulating 9 h 5 i l i'mg rr-open: mechanism, means for moving the said acmg p, l j f COM Shaft tting m ciiinnlating mechanism into operative rela-. d mags P 9Y 1dmg means fqrloekingtion with the'p'rinting elements, said means the Said armsr1gi 1ly to the sa d levers; comprising two levers connected to the 210- 190305 for holdmg the @0119 t- 9 5 cuiiiiilating mechanism, driving arms piv-- 1 hold f the arms fk t9 its 1 5- oted to' the said levers and having an open- -Q ated lever, means for releasing'said holding thereimand a slidahle cone shaft fitting mg me ns' nd means for sliding the cone iii said openings providing means for lockshflft for releasing tllE k m d l 'cking the said arms rigidly to the said levers, i g heother arm to its associated lever.- .1 1 the said cone shaft having cones arranged I A p j fi g mblllatol l p s npq whereby the said driving arms are alter- .,p g prmtmgelements, qn'ac iimaulatm'g' iiatcly'loeked to-tlieir associated lever. l m mg mQlRS f -Qwvgng tfiQftlld ac- 2'12. A printing tabiilator mechanism com'-- ep q g henl mzmto per twe rela prising printing elements, an accumulating 0 Fi h li P 'm mg elements, said means mechanism, means for moving the said aop g leve s of pLvoted llllkS, cumulatiiig mechanism into operative rela Peslllent P F y said m 9 tion with the printing elements, said means, hp mgg g m m u their comprising two levers connected to the ac- 'PW S- ciimulating mechanism, driving arms -piv- A printing tabulator meplian sm-comoted to the said lcvers'and having an open- 'pripmg pr nting elements, an accumulating ing therein, a slidable cone shaft fitting. in said openings providing means for locking whereby the said driving arms are alternately locked to their assdciated lever, and cams operatively associated with said drivmg arms for operating them.

mechanism, means for moving the said accumulating mechanism into' operative relacomprising levers composed of pivoted links,

lugs for limiting the movement of -the links".

the said lugs.

' the said arms rigidlj to the said levers, the tion with the printing elements, said means-lat said cone shaft having cones arranged- 1,573,974, COPX A printingtabulator niechani sm com PIlSlIlg printing elements, an accumulating mechanism, means for moving the said accumulating mechanism into operative relation with the printing elements, said means comprising'two levers connected to the acsumulat ng mechanism, drivin arms pivoted to the said levers and havmgan openin; therein, a slidable cone shatt fitting in sald openings providing ,meansfor locking the said arms rigidly tothe said levers, means for holding the cone shaft in a position to hold one-of the arms loclied 'to its associated lever, means for. releasing said (1 holding-means for sliding -.the cone shaft connecting said lever with said cam. I

for releasing the locked arm andiocking the other arm to its associatedflever, said means comprising a slidable lever attached to the cone shaft, a cam, and means for operatively 29. A printing tabulator mechanism comprisingprinting elements, an accumulating -mechan 1sm,.means for moving the said accnmulatingmechanism into operative relation with the printing-elements, saidmeans omprising two. levers connected. to the accumulating mechanism, driving arms pivot.-

ed to'the said levers and each having an opening therein, a slidable cone shaft fitting in said openings providing means for lockmg thesaid arms rigidly to the said levers, means for holding the cone shaft in a position 'to hold one of the arms locked to its L a associated lever, means for releasing said holdingmeans for sliding the cone shaft for releasing the locked arm and locking the other arm to its associated -1ever, sa id means ,comprising a slidable le'ver; attached to the cone shaft, two cams, and means for nor mally holding thesaid lever in operative connection with one of said cams. I

30. A printingtabulato'r mechanism com-- rising printing elements, an accumulating mechanism, means for moving the said accumulating mechanism into operative relation with the printing elements, said means comprising two levers connected to the ac cumulating mechanism, driving arms pivoted to the said levers and each having 'an opening therein,'a slidable cone shaft fitting in said openings providing means for locking the said arms rigidly to the said levers, means for holdingthe cone shaft in a position to hold one of the arms-locked to its associated lever, means for releasing said fiiolding means for sliding the cone shaft for leasing the loo red arm and locking the other arm to its associated lever, said means coma. two cams, means for normally holdthesaid .lever 1n operative connection with one of said cams, and means for re- Easing the-holding means and locking-the new with the other cam.

31. A printing tabulator mechanism com- ""mg a slidable lever attached to the cone I I O l I i 0 prising printing elements, an accumulatingmechanism, means for moving the said accumulating mechanism into operative relation' with the printing elements, said means comprising two levers connected to the "am cmnulating meclianism, driving arms pivoted to the said levers and each having an opening therein, aslidable cone shaft-fitting-in. said openings. providing means-for locking the said arms rigidlyto the said levers,

.m'rans .for holdin the cone shaft in a' positionto hold one of the arms locked to'its associated lever, means for releasing said holding means for sliding the cone'shaft for releasing the locked a fmthe other arm to itsassociated-lever, said means comprising a 'slidable lever attached to the operatively connecting the said plunger with the cam. a 4 a 32. A printing tabulator mechanism com prising'printing elements, an accumulating mechanism, means for moving the s'aiil' -ac eu'mulating mechanism into operativerelation with the printing elements, saidmeans l cone shaft, a cam, a reciprocating "plunger carried by the slidable lever,- and meansfor comprising two levers to cumulatingiinechanism, driving :pivf oted to the saidlevers and having an apes: ing therein, a slidable cone shaft 'fittincggn said openings providing means for 1" g the said arms rigidly to the said-levers, means for holding the cone'shaft in'a tion to holdjonemf the arms 'lookedto its associated lever, means for releasing sci holding means for sliding the coneshaftjfor releasing the locked arm and locking 'the other arm to its associated lever, said means 'eomprisin In, slidable lever attached to'the' cone sh two cams, a reciprocating plungercarried by the slidable shaft-,m'eans for holding the said plunger out of, contact with the cam, and means-for releasingthe v plunger and operatively connecting-it with the cam for the purpose In combination, actuating members; an accumulator; means for'mov ngthe ac cumulator toQoperative relation with the portion and an active portion, the latter operatively connected to said accumulator:

means for moving the motive portion; and v a yieldable means interposed between said portions. l

35. In combination, actuating members; an accumulator a member having a mot ve portion and an active portion movable rel- "T; 34. Incombination, actuating members? an accumulator; a member having a motive ative to themotive portion operatively con nected to sa d accumulator; means 'formoving the niotive portion; a yieldable means connecting said portions, and means for limiting movement of the active portion relative to the motive portion 'under the action of the yieldable means.

36. Incombination, actuating members;

an accumulator; a memberhaving a motive portion, and an active portion 0 eratively connected to the accumulator an movable relative to the motive portion to permit the accumulator to leave the actuating members; a yieldable means connectin saidpor- 15,

tions, and means for limiting movement of the active portion relative to the motive p01 tionunder the action of the yieldable means.

37. In'combination, a plurality of actuating members; a reciprocatory accumulator;

a lever having an active arm comprising I an inner fulcrumed link ancian outer link operatively connected to said accumulator;

means for reciprocating the fulcrumed link; a nigieldable spring means connecting said l i s; and means for limiting movement of the outer link, relative to the. fulcrumed link, under the action bf the spring means.

38. In combination, a plurality of actuatingmcmbers; an accumulator; a reciproca- -to carriage for said accumulator inter mediately fulcrumed levers having the free ends of their active arms operatively connected to said carriage for reciprocating the latter; each active arm comprising a pair of pivotally connected links adapted for ivotal movement in one direction and positively held from pivotal movement in the other direction; resilient means for holding saifi links against relative movement in the first named direction; and means for re-.

l ciprocating the motive arm of the levers.

scribedeadaptc totals; a movable total shift member for 2 39. In an apparatus of the character defor accumulating or taking causing total taking; a cam provided vith a shifting cam groove; a plunger slidably mountedpn said member and adapted to be" engaged said grooves; and means for CflllSlIlggfillQ plunger to engage the groove.

scribed, the combination of an accumulator;

means for actuatin the accumulator and comprising a shiftable means for adapting an apparatus of the character de-' accumulate or take'totals.

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means for reciprocating the accumulatorfor taking totals or accumulating and comprising a shiftabl'e means shiftable one ivay or another for causin accumulating or total taking; a total shift levei'iengagin said qshiftable means and-compri ing a cage having spaced su portin partsa plunger slidably mounted in saiil art; and rovided with a cam engaging p unger hea on one end and a retaining eollarf at the otlierend; ,a cam provided with a spiral 'peri heral cam groove adapted to receive said'p unger head and terminating in a cam end abutment; a spring'tending to hold sai'd'plun'gcr into said groove thereby to shift the lever; a pawl intermediately pivoted on said lever and adapted to engage said head forholding the plunger retracted; and means for engaging and operating said. pawl.

42. In an apparatus of the character described," a total-taking mechanism comprising a sh iftable means for adapting said mechanism for the total-taking operation; a movable shift member engaging said shiftable means; a cam providing a s. ifting groove; a'plunger slidably. mounted on said member and adapted to be yieldably pressed into said groove; means for retracting the plunger from the groove; means for holds mg the plunger in retracted position; and means for releasing the retaining means.

43. In an apparatus of the character do scribed, a total taking mechanism compris-"= ing a shift lever eomprisingvspaced parts;

a plunger slidably mounted in said parts and provided with a cam engaging plunger head on one end and a retaining collar at the other end; a cam provided'vvith aspiral peripheral cam groove adapted to receivesaid plunger head and terminating in a cam endabutment; a spring tending t'o hold said plunger into said groove thereby toshift the lever; a pawl intrm'ediately pivoted on said lever and adapted to engage said head for holding the plunger retracted; and means for engaging and operating said pawl.

4-4. In an apparat a of the character described for accumulating or taking totals;

ail-accumulator; means i51 operating the accumulator to accumulate onto cause totals to be taken; cams for determining-which operation shall take plaoeyfltnd ..me'ans operated by a cam for selecting eam'to 45; In an apparatus of the character described for accumulating or. totals;

an accumulator; means for operating the accumulator to accumulate or to -eause a total to be taken; means for shifting oneto the other; cam operated means forf'c ontrol ling the shift; and means for bringing into action atwill the said cam operated means.

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